The mystery of the unaccounted $22.5 million With the release of the final KPMG report on AHTC today, I can finally finish writing this post which has bugged me for almost 30 months.
At the tail end of GE2015 campaign, Mr Charles Chong sent a letter dated 8 September 2015 to all Punggol East (PE) residents stating that $22.5 million transferred to AHPETC by Pasir-Ris...

Is the HDB making losses because it pays for land at market... I refer to the article “Bank Negara’s land buy sparks talk of 1MDB bailout” (Straits Times, Feb 9).
It states that “Questions are growing around the Malaysian central bank’s recent purchase of government land for RM2 billion (S$678 million), with observers saying it is unusual for the institution to pay market...

Has our CPF Ordinary Account’s interest rates been beating... I refer to the article “Malaysian pension fund set to make record payout” (Straits Times, Feb 10).
It states that “”We have been informed it will definitely be higher than before,” an EPF board member told The Straits Times ahead of Saturday’s (Feb 10) expected dividend announcement.”
The EPF, which...

Pritam Singh remains favourite to succeed Low Thia Khiang? I refer to the article on TISG, titled http://www.theindependent.sg/pritam-singh-remains-favourite-to-succeed-low-thia-khiang-as-wp-secretary-general/ and would like to respectfully disagree with you as well as NCMP Goh's premature assessment of Pritam Singh's "ascension" to become the next WP Sec-Gen!
As we already...

Autocracy And Dictatorships Are Hampering Development In...
The Asian Tigers and Japan have enjoyed a remarkable growth streak over the last half a decade that has put them firmly in the league of high-income countries – at least as measured by GDP per capita – a phenomenon bested by only some oil-rich Gulf states.
But in terms of the actual livelihoods of their citizens,...

Jurassic Era Singaporeans Have u Singaporeans still living in Jurassic era? Have they noticed even noticed how fast and far the world has overtaken them? Even developing countries are past that stage of developing in terms of living.
But Singaporeans still live in the Jurassic era worshiping their idols, the man who saved them , the cult...

Singapore is not exciting, because … ? I refer to the article “Singapore Tourism Board responds with witty video after Time Out survey calls the city boring” (Straits Times, Feb 3).
It states that “Singapore scored a high rating for safety and public transport and its “much buzzier restaurant scene” compared with other cities towards the bottom...

How many ITE graduates can’t get full-time permanent jobs? I refer to the article “Fewer ITE, poly grads in full-time work due to changing employment trends: MOE” (Channel NewsAsia, Feb 6).
It states that “The number of polytechnic and ITE graduates in full-time permanent employment fell from 77 per cent in 2007 to 58 per cent in 2016, a decline of 19 percentage points.
In...

What proportion of households are 'in-work poverty'? I refer to the article “Household incomes rise in 2017, but at slower pace for bottom 50%” (Straits Times, Feb 8).
It states that “From 2012 to 2017, median monthly household income from work rose by 15.5 per cent cumulatively in real terms, or 2.9 per cent a year.”
As we have consistently refused to have...

So many low-wage workers did not get the NWC recommended... I refer to the article “Fewer low-wage workers received pay rises in 2016” (Straits Times, Feb 9).
It states that “About 60 per cent of companies with workers earning a basic monthly pay of $1,100 and below said that they did not give, or did not intend to give, these employees wage increases last year. In 2015,...

GDP Growth Madness : Responsibility Is Passed On To Citizens? This GDP madeness and obsession of the PAP has to stop.
Singaporeans cant possibly sit at an interview session and say "hey look, My govt wants more money to fill up its coffers, so u need to pay me more wages because they increased the cost of living".
Does this make sense?
The responsibility of GDP growth is...

MPs write appeal letters to court only in ‘urgent cases’? I refer to the hype caused by MOS Lam Pin Min's letter to the State Courts MPs write appeal letters to court only in ‘urgent cases’ which has since turned into a controversy after an ex Judge stepped into the foray Retired Judge: Lee Kuan Yew Told MPs Not to Write Letters of Appeal
First and foremost, nowhere in...

You can trust a Dog but not PAP! The last month, the media is in full swing to educate the public about the coming of various hikes, to prepare our sheep brains to accept. With hundred of billions of surpluses and all sort of hikes already implemented, still want to push more hikes into our throats. Does it mean our sovereign funds are in deep shit?...

More Spending On Police State PAP only told us the half truth about raising tax. Investing in infrastructure for the future means more cameras, more surveillance.
According to Straits Times article,
“I do expect our security expenditure to go up because we want to be able to support our security agencies in this very important mission to keep...

Why foreign students can become PRs to reduce fees? I refer to the article “Almost 6,000 foreign students granted PR from 2008-2017: Josephine Teo” (Yahoo News, Feb 7).
It states that “Of the 7,251 foreign students who applied for permanent residency (PR) between the years 2008 and 2017, 5,932 were granted PR status, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office...

By Gunslinger, Guest Columnist
In an marine ecosystem, the big fish eats the small fish, which eats the shrimp. The original defence strategy of Singapore, taking into account its size was to be a poisonous shrimp. A predator would be contemplating suicide unless it was sufficiently large, in which case, it would be weakened...

From Wayang Party:
Senior lawyer Dr Thio Su Mien who was the alleged mastermind behind the takeover of AWARE explained that her concern about the direction that Aware was taking was partly prompted by a letter from a parent who was concerned that the society was promoting a homosexual agenda. (read report here)
He wrote to the...